Technology Now

In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at the overall cybersecurity landscape in 2024. We’ll be asking how threats have evolved, how new tools are helping us attack and defend our organizations, and what to be aware of in the coming months.

To navigate the field, we’re joined by Technology Now first-timer John Spiegel, and returning friend of the podcast, Jaye Tilson. They are both Field CTOs and Distinguished Technologists at HPE.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's guests: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaye-tillson/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-spiegel-2011543/

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
Statista cybercrime predictions: https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1280009/cost-cybercrime-worldwide#:~:text=Ransomware%20and%20manufacturing%20industry,the%20most%20targeted%20sector%20globally.
UK Government research into cyber attacks: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2024/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2024#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWe're%20acutely%20aware%20of,rise%20in%20opportunistic%20cyber%20criminals.%E2%80%9D&text=The%20qualitative%20interviews%20also%20highlighted,of%20an%20advancement%20in%20technology
KPMG research into the changing face of AI as a tool against cyberattacks: https://kpmg.com/ch/en/insights/cybersecurity-risk/artificial-intelligence-influences.html#:~:text=In%20conclusion%2C%20the%20integration%20of,freeing%20up%20valuable%20human%20resources
Gene editing to encourage neuron growth: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/10/study-generating-neurons.html

Alongside tackling global warming, conservation and protecting the diversity of our natural world is a global priority. AI plays a huge role, from analysing satellite imagery of reforestation efforts to identifying wildlife from acoustic scanners or trip cameras.

However, there’s an issue in these biomes where many people live - these efforts are taking place without their permission. Privacy, data protection and individual rights can potentially be sidelined in the quest for a tech-driven solution to a global problem.

Joining us today is Joycelyn Longdon. She’s a PhD Student in the Department of Computer Science at Cambridge University. Her research is around looking at the technical, AI-based solutions to environmental protection, and respect local populations, whilst trying to protect our natural habitats.

She also runs Climate in Colour, an organisation dedicated to making conversations around climate more diverse and accessible.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's Guest, Joycelyn Longdon: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/people/jl2182
Climate in Colour: https://climateincolour.com/
2021: Longdon, J. 2020. “Environmental Data Justice.” The Lancet 4 (November). DOI:10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30254-0.
Technology Untangled Season 4 Episode 1 - Unconscious Bias: Is AI dividing us? https://link.chtbl.com/TechnologyUntangled_401
Global competition for a limited pool of technology workers is heating up: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2019/03/global-competition-for-technology-workers-costa

Golf is undeniably one of the most challenging sports in the world from a logistical and operational standpoint. Especially when it comes to connecting the hundreds or thousands of smart devices dotted around them during major tournaments.

Courses are huge areas, several kilometers square. They have dozens of acres of maintained grass, geographical challenges, roads, trees, and often other services on or near them that need to be skirted around or crossed. They are open to the elements. In short, providing connectivity is a huge challenge.

That's the challenge for our guest this week, Chief Technology Officer for the European Tour Group and Ryder Cup Europe, Michael Cole. We'll be talking about creating 21st-century connected ecosystems in the most extreme environments, as well as the future of golf as a 'smart' sport.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it.

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About the expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-cole-7861961/?originalSubdomain=uk

The tech industry is ever-changing, and with new processes and technologies comes demand for new skillsets. Unfortunately, the traditional STEM degree to graduate placement to hire route is still how most people make it into the industry. And that creates an issue: If everyone has the same background, it creates the same schools of thinking and skillsets. That's a problem in a world where developments in Artificial Intelligence and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) are changing the way we think about developing IT solutions, where insight is increasingly being layered on top of data to create new analyses and problem-solving methods, and where translating client needs into software and hardware is increasingly about writing the next chapter of a story.

That's creating demand for a new type of tech-professional, and one which is unlikely to be found by traditional hiring routes. In this episode, we're taking a look at how tech skills deficits are being filled by people with very different backgrounds, from apprentices to historians.

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About the expert, Cristin Merritt, Chief Marketing Officer at Alces Flight and member of Women in High-Performance Computing (WHPC): https://uk.linkedin.com/in/cristinmerritt

Alces Flight: https://alces-flight.com/
WHPC: https://womeninhpc.org/

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organisations and what we can learn from it.

In this episode, we’re introducing a new format that we hope to revisit every few months. We’re joined by HPE's CTO, Fidelma Russo, to discuss the rapid advancements in AI and the broader enterprise tech landscape for 2024.

Fidelma shares her insights on the staggering growth in AI, the importance of data management, and the potential for AI to democratize technology and foster inclusivity. She also touches on the ethical considerations and the need for responsible AI implementation.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

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About this week's guest: https://www.hpe.com/uk/en/leadership-bios/fidelma-russo.html

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
- AI industry growth: Statista - https://www.statista.com/outlook/tmo/artificial-intelligence/worldwide#:~:text=Artificial%20intelligence%20(AI)%20worldwide%20%2D%20statistics%20%26%20facts&text=The%20market%20for%20AI%20technologies%20is%20vast%2C%20amounting%20to%20around,trillion%20U.S.%20dollars%20by%202030
- Connectivity and networking industry size: Markets and Markets - https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/wireless-connectivity-market-192605963.html
- Security industry size: Grandview Research - https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/cyber-security-market
- Storage industry size: Fortune Business Insights - https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/data-storage-market-102991
- Green tech and Sustainability industry size: Fortune Business Insights - https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/green-technology-and-sustainability-market-102221
Smartphone ‘X Ray’ chip - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10381731